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Fire at Oyo Hotel was arson, Baton Rouge Fire Department investigators say
5+ hour, 59+ min ago (156+ words) The blaze that broke out at the abandoned Oyo Hotel Wednesday, hours before its demolition began as part of a city-parish blight removal project, was arson, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. The fire broke out on the Oyo's second…...
Baton Rouge meat market clerk shot dead while on the job Wednesday morning
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (129+ words) Baton Rouge Police investigate the scene of a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the intersection of Highland Road and E. Buchanan Street in Baton Rouge, La. A store clerk at Ragusa’s Meat Market on Beechwood…...
Pedestrian struck in Baton Rouge and taken to hospital, officials say
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (516+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A pedestrian was taken to a hospital in unknown condition after they were hit on Scenic Highway and Kelvin Street on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to EMS. Emergency responders arrived on scene around 6:11 a.m. Louisiana First…...
Former Livingston Parish P.E. teacher, coach arrested on multiple counts of child sex crimes, sheriff’s office says
4+ hour, 37+ min ago (272+ words) The arrest of a Tangipahoa Parish school system employee on counts of possession of child sexual abuse materials led to the same suspect’s arrest Wednesday night in Livingston Parish, where the man had been a P.T. teacher and basketball coach two…...
An alleged Hamas fundraising ring spanned 3 continents. The feds say it ran through Louisiana.
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (1167+ words) Israelis take cover from rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. A few months into Hamas’ rickety ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in the Palestinian militant group messaged with…...
Letters: Now may be the time to contemplate judgment
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (186+ words) Razor wire is seen along the perimeter of a yard, Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. What if Jesus spoke the absolute truth when he explained: “Whatever you do to the least among you, that you do…...
Alleged killer of Ja’Derrius Minnieweather indicted on first-degree murder charge
18+ hour, 2+ min ago (464+ words) EBR Parish North Landfill The man who allegedly killed 15-year old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather and dumped his body in a trash bin was indicted on a first-degree murder charge Wednesday afternoon. Maurice Parms, 51, was also indicted in an unrelated case, which…...
Missing Texas woman was last tracked to Lafayette, mother says; police search after I-10 crash
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (366+ words) A missing-person flyer for Christin Munn-Holliday is posted in Girard Park Wednesday, October 7, 2026, in Lafayette, La. Multiple law enforcement agencies searched along Interstate 10 in Iberville Parish on Tuesday for clues in the disappearance of a 22-year-old Texas woman who was…...
Man killed in Wednesday morning shooting along Beechwood Drive, police say
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (72+ words) A man was killed in a shooting Wednesday morning along Beechwood Drive near Byron Avenue, Baton Rouge Police confirm. Police received the call at 5:09 a.m. and the Coronerâs Office responded to the scene at 5:30 a.m. The manâs identity…...
Police identify 19-year-old killed in shooting Tuesday afternoon
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (114+ words) Baton Rouge Police investigate the scene of a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at the intersection of Highland Road and E. Buchanan Street in Baton Rouge, La. Police have identified the 19-year-old who was dropped off…...